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Classroom Courier
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Winter Issue
Created by: Charleston Middle School
March 2016
Hi Ho, Robinhood!
On Thursday March 3rd and Friday March 4th,
2016, seventh and eighth graders at Charleston
Middle School preformed their yearly musical. This
year it was Hi Ho, Robin Hood!, a retelling of the
classic Robin Hood legend. The musical was directed by Ms. McDevitt and Ms. Pantle, two teachers at CMS. There were thirty-one student cast
members. The five musical numbers were accompanied by a live orchestra. “I knew the musical was
gonna be good, but a live orchestra is amazing.”
said Ryan Kolling, a seventh grader in the show.
Inside This Issue:
It took lots of work to have Robin and his merry band of outlaws vanquish the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.
“Practice for Hi Ho, Robin Hood! is so much fun! I have learned a lot. I’m so glad that I have been given
the opportunity to be a part of something this amazing!” said Rachel Mellott, an eighth grade member of
the musical cast. Auditions were in late December and rehearsals started in January. The actors and
actresses rehearsed for two
hours most days after
school. In late February, the
rehearsals changed location
from the CMS chorus room
to Charleston High School’s
Swickard Auditorium, where
the performances took place.
All the hard work payed off in
early March on the nights of
the show. It was a
performance to remember!
by Taylor Fleming
CMS
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CMS
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Jefferson
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Carl Sandburg
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Ashmore, Mark Twain, 6
& Carl Sandburg
CMS
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CC Staff Photo
& Jefferson
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Have a
Gifted Education
The seventh and eighth grade
gifted history class is a place
where learning is made fun.
This class takes place during
the thirty minute lunch period
every Friday in the library in a
back corner nicknamed “The
Alcove”. This class was recommended to the participants by
the gifted ed. Teacher Mrs.
Cline.
This class talks about interesting topics within the social studies curriculum. The instructor is
Sam Bickford's (seventh grade
participant) dad Dr. Bickford
works hard to find topics within
the students' interest. They
learn about many things that
include animal transportation
from different countries, slavery,
and crazed lunatics. The stu-
fantastic
dents say it is a fun way to learn
about historical events. On
some days you can go from
animals from Europe to figuring
out how vicious a zebra actually
is. The time spent here is precious, actually learning about
something of interest to these
students.
By Nathan Logsdon
March 14-18